Further ONC shakeup as No. 2 Muntz announces departure

David Muntz, the No. 2 official at HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will be joining his boss, National Coordinator Dr. Farzad Mostashari, in heading out the door in Oct 2013.

Muntz intends to return to the private sector; his last day is Oct. 5. ONC executive Dr. Jacob Reider was named as the acting replacement for Mostashari, and Lisa Lewis was named acting replacement for Muntz. Mostashari announced last month that he would step down. Reider will take over Oct. 4.